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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-03-19
Why They BInsI.rd.

III ciie OF New Works. largest oil
houses is employed boy some
what under size, whose duties are
tor keep the office clean aud make
himself useful. One day the SELL
ior member of the firm happened
70 chaif the little fyllowabout being
SO small, and said to him:
'.You will never amount to much,
You are too small.'
The little fellow looked up from
be work he was doing and said:
..Small as am | can do some
Jhing that no one else about this
place can do
"Oh, what is that?" asked his
employer.
Il don't know as l ought to tel
you he replied.
Bnt The employer beng anxious
70 know urged him to tell what he
cnul3 do that no one else about the
place WAS able to do.
~ can keep from swearing" said
the little fellow.
There was a blush on more thar
ore face present, and no anxiet,
for further information from The
very small boy.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-03-19
The Timber In a Tree.

How is tie amour of timber in
a standing tree calculated? Tie
usual rule for measuring timber is
TO measure the trunk aronnd the
middle. take one fourth p,llt OF the
girth and square it and multiply
this square by the length or height
of the tree. In calculating IL stand.
ing tree il is usual to measure the
height of The tree to the first fork.
and il there is still a good portion
Of trunk above. that is measured
separately and added to the pre-
viouS calculation. III tree il very
irregular, divide it into several
lengths and find the soidity ofeach
part separately; oradd all the girths
together and divide by the nlmter
OF them. When the square OF the
quarter glrth is multiplied by the
length, The product gives Il result
nearly one-iourtll less than the
quantity III the tree. The rule is,
however, invariably practiced by
timber merchants, and lsnot likely
to be abolished. Some allowance
ought to he made to the purchaser
on account Of the waste in squar-
lug the wood 50 as to be fit for use.
Dir. Hutton recommends the follow
ing rule, which will give the con
tents extremely near the truth
"Multiply the square ofone fifth OF
the girtl by twice the length, and
the product will be the contents"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-03-19

Appearances.

Jenny Mist was an English rus
&c whose reculialitieS were sutfici
,Aiiy marked 10 furnish amusement
tar all the coarse wits otthe period.
,l.e day he was invited to dine al
lie house OF q lord. whose nephew
as also visiting him. This young
an speedily conceived he idea of
;musing himself at JcrDmy'~ en-
sense. One day, AT meet for the
ihH,t. he said to i fellow guest
Let's quiz that old fellow"
By all means said The oihel;"
Int take care that you do not get
tie worst OF t.n
When Jenny came up tile young
Dandy bowed to his saddle aud
said:
~ wish you a good morning 10
seph."
My name sn'tJoscph, said the
rustic.
"Oh, ! heg pardon. I ,nistook
.,on, by yonr coat and waistcoat.
for that patriarch"
young man." SAT-! Jenny, with
comros,re. "'tNollt do to Judge by
appearances
"W hym
las l was comm up, says to
myself. Heres Il gcntlemaD."-
When / gotten a bit closer says !,
Nay, he's dandy" Ana. now
that l heard the voice, knows
thou'rt nowt but d donkey"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-03-19
ali our hopcs dcpcud Oh, my broth

ali our hopes depend Oh, my broth
rem and sisters in Christ, to-day
iuiu hands With me in Il confession
before Christ. If there he any
place more humblr than another.
let lis take it. Ii there be any
prayer more imporlunatc than an
other, let tiS.,:cathe it. li'llcre be
auy confession more bitter than
another, let us NOW weep it out.
'.Wrl! Nigh; tlr san IN darkness hide
And shut his @lnri.S in,
Wi,ru Christ the mighty maker died
For matt, the creature sin.
Once more: THIS is y tender and
absorbing scctn because il is anti
cilati,c. My brethren, VIC arc not
always gong 10 stay here. This is
not our home. This is only The YES
Thule %! the Church in which, at
last. we expect to enter. After
awhile our names will he taken Oft
the church books, or there will be
a mark in he margin to indicate
that We have gone up to q better
cl.Urch and to a higher communion.
O,lr Faher is not going to let this
children remain IN the dust. The
grave is no place for us to stay in.
The trumpet shall sound and tle
dad shall RISE The Lord shall
dt~ccnd from heaven Will, q shout
aii.i the voice OF the archangcl. and
wa .hall rise. The white robe in
w:icll they pnt us to our last Stun
Ter here mnst get whittier. Oh. the
irpuion of patliarchs, and apostles,
and prophets. and OF AL or g'ori-
tied kindred. and of hat great
multitude that no man can nnm-
lcll'' Our SORROWS over. Onr
journey ended. II will he rs when
kings banquet. Aud, just rs the
Snow Of winter meltS. and Tie fields
will brightcu intle glorious spring
lime, so it will be with all these
cold SORROWS of earth: thcs- shall he
ncltcd away at last before the
Walm sunshine of heaven.
While present these thoughts
Ills morning does it not seem that
heaven GENES Very near 10 MS, us
though ctr lriertS. vllom we
thought a great way of, are not IN
the distance hut close by! You
lave sometimes coluc down 10 a
river at nielliall, and lrn have
lic,ll. surprised how easily sou
could hear voices ACROSS that river.
iou ouGuleti Owe, to the either side
CT tlicrn CT. and tl;cy shouted back.
Ii is said that, Wien George White
field preached in Third street,
Philadelphia, one evening time, his
voice WAS Heard clear across to HE
New Jersey shore. When was a
litlle while chaplain in le.arIny, |
rememl CT low at evcli-tide We
co;l!,i easily hear the voices Of the
packets across the Potomac, Just
when they were using ordinary
tones And as we come to day and
stand by the river of Jordan that
divides liz from our friends who
are gone, it seems to ME We stand
on ore bank and they stand on the
other: and it is only Il uarrow
stream, and our voices go and their
voices come. Hark! Hush. !
hear distinctly What they SHY
Thee are they who come out Of
e'rat uitulatlon. and Ilad theft
rotes m2dc white in the blood ~
tie Lamb" Still the voice comes
:cross the waters, and t I.1t.rf: NJ :
n"ses no ne We tinirStno more, Il
Lie II snail tie sun light on MS, is
Il any Leaf, for the Lamb which e
: in the midst OF the throne leads b
= 10 living fountains of water, and Il
I'D wireth away all tears from
III eyes" ii
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-03-19
Let Her Sob.

First Farmer. "You say you
can't take forty dollars for that
cow"
Sec nd Farmer. 4can't do it.n
"But .yesterdayyou told me you'd
sell her for forty dollars"
81 know 7 did, but III have to
back out"
"What'S tile matter?"
"You see that COW belongs to my
wife. and she says she will sob her.
self into Mysteries il [ sell her. 1t
would break her heart"
"All right-it's no trade.
81 saw"
.:Well. What is ii7"
make it fortytive dollars, and
we'll LET her sob"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-03-19

ter he got his shave the barber, as
usual. bcgai to badger the cuSto-
mcr about ssscatoams," "shampoos,'
and other nick-nacks that go TO
mans discomfort and BARRIERS prof
It's. The old chap withstood the
siege bravery, Then the barber
tried him for a hair cut in the fol-
lowing straiIl:-
"Ilair'S Il little ragged"
Yep; like it'that Way
Longer than you usually wear
ain't III"
"GueSS not"
,>Beltcr let me trim the hack?"
"!4uesS not"
Clocks as il it hadn't been cut
for an age"
at hasn't"
At this point rhe old man rose
and very politely drew olfa wrg. dis
closing a pate underneath as bald
rs a paving stone. My barber of
fere,l TO take ont I'LL the people in
the block TO the nearest emporium
If We wouldn't say anything aboat
it.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-03-19

This beautiful and desirable
Sea Island, situated in Matchipun-
go creek, is divided into two lots or
parcels designated as Lot No. ]
and Lot No. 2.
Lot No. Contains about eight
(S) acres, one half of Which is in a
higll state of cultivation, admirably
adapted to the growth Of all the
fruits and trucks grown in this eli
mate. It-iS enclosed with a new post
and rail fence-the owner having
recently erected a nice little new
residence on IL at Il cost of about
$500. The other half is well set in
young timber. Rlrcly indeed is
such desirable property offered to
the public for sale; combining in a
prccminent degree The advantages
Of trucking and gardening, with the
attractions TO those seeking sports
and pleasures i'll shooting all kinds
of birds and wild fowl. The waters
adjacent to this island abound i'll
the fincst fish, terrepins, clans and
oysters, and the finest planting bot
tom for the growth and fattening of
oysters, nearly surround the entire
island to be found in Eastern Viz.
.inia, and also possesses tile rare
advantage ofthe powerto turnfresh
water Oh the oysters when needed
aud desired. This island also DOS.
Sesscs the desirable advantage of
approach from tile Atlantic through
Hog Island Inlet, one Of the bold
est inletS on our coast to within a
few feet Of its very banks to schoon.
crs with 10 to u feet depth of wa
ter, and from the main land in Il
horse and buggy, thus makingit
easy of approach with the world
either by railroad or schooner.
Lot No. 2-Adjoins Lot No. 1, be-
ing exactly situated like No. /, aid
hence possesses all the advantages
possessed by No. 1, and contains
about Twelve (12) acres of land, a
part of Which is also in timber.
This property can be bought
either as u whole or separately as
the purchaser may elect.
Persons desiring to purchase this
property can communicate WITHIN
at my residence.
JOHN r. STURGIS,
Mappsburg. Accomac county, Va
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4 Coin Curiosity.

4 well known nnmlsmariSt of
New York city says there is some.
thing curious about the American
silver dollar and half dollar of the
coinage of 1871. In that wear
something like 10000 of the dol
lars were coined. Int if is Singh
lar fact. as is now known. that not
onc.of them was known TO he in
circulation. Yet the most valuable
of all American coins are two 1854
dollars which are in well:knowu
collections. They are valueti ut
5000 each. IT. has been deter
mined 70 HE satisfaction Of every
nnmiSmatlst that these two dollars
were not coined until 1928, altIlo'
they were struck from lie original
1904 die. They were secretly made,
although such Il procedure is Il pen
al fence. for some one high in in
tlucnce and authority. who desired
them for certain coin collections.
1t has never been positively ascer
tanned how tie snrrcptilionS work
was accomplished. bit there is no
doubt that it was done. Why he
dollar OF 1904 WAS never seen in
circulation after leaving the mint.
is ole Of the ullselved government
mysteries.
a still greater mystery sur
rounds the half dollar of 1S04.-
OF that coin nearly 100000 were
struck. Not one was ever discov
cred in circulation. The quarter
dollars OF 1904 are numerous
erough-So plenty, in fact. that a
fair specimen can be bought for 50.
and their coinage alnourteG-to less
than 1000 pieces. ~ curious thing
has been discovered regarding the
half dollar of 1902. which is not u
rare coin, except in the case of
those possessing the curiosity !
speak of, which increases the value
teitf0ld. This is, shat the figure 5
in 1895 h2S been struck over fig
ure 4. showing that lie coin was
really one Of the undiscovered mint
lug of 1904. What became of the
large issue of1S04 half dollars? No
one knows Or ever Will know; but
ii is evi,iei. la. Ill oi them were
no; i>Sii.d from HE mint and this
E1it ilII7 iI::7c y Is $500. 1851. e!
'rnot desiring lie coin To circulate,
strengthened Ivy the mint obllt
rating the date on what was left !
y making 1875 bali dollars OF
lem.
sThere was no silver dollar issued }
'om the mint in 'S0j, Yet 32l were {
ere coined. aud are III the hands ,
+ collectors tot y, inS as they |
lme from he die NJ: dollars were
,ined hy he COVE nlnrut after
lat until 1886.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-03-19
AT the BARRIERS.

went down to see my barber
about having my hair cut on Fri
day. always so down q day
ahead, and tell him to have his
hair plows ground. While | was
gossiping with the barber, man
1t bout my own age came in and
lhrew himself carelessly into q
chair, and called for a share. Al.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-03-19

A dry goods clerk took his girl
out for some ice cream the other
night, and in moment of absent
mindedness, thinking that he was
waiting upon customer, said cor
daily:
"Anything else!"
She took lemonade and cake.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-03-19

NIRGINlA.-In the Circuit Court
for The County nf .Accomack, III va
cation, February 322,ld, 1887.
Alice NJ. Lyle who sues by George
". Walker, her next FREUD. Pitt.
against
William A. Lytla......... ...............Deft
IN CliANCEi.y.
The object of tlils Sllit is to obtain
divorce II vincnln
Affidavit having been made before
the Clerk Of The said Court that the said
defendant is ;lror-resideutn this State,
on the lnoinno the piantiIT by her at
torncy, it is ordered that said drieinl.
ant d. appear here within one month az
ter due publication ol this nlder and do
what is necessary to protect his int er-
esls:and chat tins order be- published
once IL week for rnnr successive weeks
in Tie PENINSULA ENTrErEisE,
newspaper published at Acconack
Court House in the sail courtyard al
81 posted at the front door Of the court
huu e of said county on The first day Of :
thenrXt Germ of Sic Cpuuty Court Of
the said County.
Test. NJ. OLDHAM .lR., C. G.
a Copy.
Test. NJ. OLDHAM, .lR., G. c.
l.. Floyd Mock, p. q.
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FOR s. ALEs
l oIIand $ IsIand.
A Beautiful, Desirable, and Attractive
Sea Island.

This beautiful and desirable
Sea Island, situated in Matchipun-
go creek, is divided into two lots or
parcels designated as Lot No.
nuil.Lnt No. =.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-01-28

-"1.e Ior WINCH 1 ~-.y paIu, never ,.ls-
Jatched and in the hurry-skurry OF the mo-
nent IL YVES never entered either, in the official
book. The fault was. of course. my own, quite
| rs much rs that OF any one else; but every one
| vas asking hurried questions ut the moment.
| .hd my letter-yours. rather-paid the penalty.
fhen. as fate would have it, it landed itself
otherwise than in the legitimate post-bag, and
| dropped. how, is best known to ITSELF behind
u drawer that is rarely opened.
Forgive the details, however Janet Iisle
had only discovered the thus hidden-away mis-
Sive hair an hour before I appeared unon rho
Scene-mark the coincidence-and was in a
state of no little CONSERVATION
Picture also my own dismay
The mystery, however is now solved
" VIII not again tender the amount for your
acceptance, as there certainly seems to he
something unfortunate attending its career
BESIDES which, l, on my part, am going to asl, a
favor from yourself.
" WIZ you, ask, become my wife?-and also
Kindly acknowledge promptly the receipt of
mis- letter, or shall be compelled to take it for
granted that my second communication has
shared the fate Of my first
"Miss Josephine" like a wise
woman, answered the letter Just re-
ceived by return Of post.
The years have flown since then. and
matters go on much as usual in that
small township of Lammcrton.
But there are changes. nevertheless.
Janet Lisle knows her place no more
i'll the cozy little post-office She has
already gone home long since to rest,
md sweet Elsie Falconbridgc is now
he mistress of every thing. Her hair,
lowever, though still beautiful, is in
these days white-white as the driven
snow; and the abiding expression upon
her still handsome face is that of one
who has passed through mighty and
also terrible sea of trouble, and borne
the trial only as a true heroine could.
She knows, she says, that God has Or
dercd all, and that she shall see her
sailor lover again one day in Heaven.
But there is still one person in the
world whom she loves dearly, and that
is the happy. true-hearted wife of
"Uncle Fred"
II owe all-every bit, in fact-of
my happiness to you, sweetest Elsie"
as Josephine says. 1t all dates from
the day-don't you remember?-when
you gave me mullins and crumpets."
land also dispatched my registered
letter so carefully" remarks Uncle
Fred, quaintly.-Si6eUa B. Edgconae,
in Frank Leslie's Ne'"enoner.
The late Mrs. Caroline A. Wood,
OF Cambridge, Mass, left $4,000 to
Wellesley College and $S5, 1000 to Bates
College.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-01-28

her favorite.
"And Miss Falconbridge thought
that the young lady in question might
be fully relied upon in her guidance of
little children?" he asked.
"Oh, dear me! Yes - Most GER
tainly."
" You can give me her address?"
Elsie noted it down quickly upon
slip of paper.
Before the end of that certainly event
tul day Miss Josephine was engaged as
daily governcss in the family of Uncle
Fred's sister. at the moderate salary of
two hundred dollars year.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-07-06

It is understood that Reavis, the great Peralta land grant grabber, is actively pushing his claims for the three hundred or more leagues square of the best portion of Ari- zona, and it behooves the people on the disputed lands not to be caught mapping. For the past several days Reavis has been in Tucson presenting and pressing his claims before United States Surveyor Generals office. He is said to have in his possession inn portant documentary proof of the existence of sad grant and to have married the missing link" to hls title to it. Conkling of New York, Broadhead of St. Louis and other eminent jurists are believed to be his counsellors ln the matter, and Edward Stokes, the famous slayer of Jim Fisk, is his reputed banker. We are not in position to pass judgement on the legality or ille- gality of this stupendous claim, but we would warn all our citizens in- terested in defending their homes not to let themselves be driven to the wall unresistingly.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-07-06

THE OVERLAND MONTHLY for July has just appeared, and will be heartily welcomed by the growing number of people that have learned to look for its monthly visits. The gratifying prosperity of the maga- zine is evident in every issue. It has proved beyond a peradventure that in San Francisco, and for the whole Pacific Coast, there can be published a periodical of class so high that it cannot be equalled in America outside of Boston and New York. All the articles of the present number have the midsum- mer flavor. "Chata and Chinita" approaches its climax. "Cracker Jim" is fine study of dialect and life in mountainous Alabama. Mr.
 J. Studdy Leigh, of the Royal Geographical Society, spins some strange travellers yarns about eastern Africa, but finds it hard to get ahead of Oscar F. Martin, who tells number of remarkable and amusing California bear stories. The Overland Monthly is making reputation for its Indian articles. General Towards third paper on "The Bannock Campaign" des- cribes Sarah Winnemucca's famous ride, two hundred miles into the camp of the hostiles, to gather in- formation, and rescue her own tribe and family. "The Chronicles of Camp Wright" are notes from Col. A. G. Tassin's scoutings in Round Valley, and he describes with the authority of Government Reports, and long personal knowl- edge of his subject, the wrongs committed against the Indians. The opening article of the number is a poem by the late E. R. Sill. Recent fiction, etc, and reviews are fresh and readable, as always. The Overland begins volume tenth, of the new series, with the present attractive issue, and it is therefore a good time to begin a subscrip- tion to this able magazine.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-07-06
A Change aIust Come.

Concerning the change that is
 coming over the stock business,
 the Range Journal of Denver says:
 "It does not need the wisdom of
 prophet to see that the manner of conducting the cattle business in many portions of the western range country must undergo a radical change. So long as public lands, which by nature were suited to agriculture, were open to pre- emption, homestead and settle ment, the ranges of the arid region
 were left to the enjoyment of the range stockmen, but when the az ricultural lands were exhausted tho eyes of the home-seeker were turned to the dry plains, and they were not slow to discover that wherever irrigation was possible the most valuable land of all the public domain could yet be se- cured. They have the unques- toned right to attempt the set clement of these lands and they intend to exercise 1t. The effort whether successful or not, will end' the range cattle business in the localities where the experiment is tried. The range man will be compelled 10 shape his business to harmonize with the new order of things, and he cannot begin too soon. It does not mean ruin or extermination to the cattlemen; it does not even follow that their profits are to be less than hereto fore. If the farmer succeeds he must have a market for his pro- duet; the cowman is the local pur- chaser, and he and the farmer must soon realize that they are necessary to each other. If the cattleman does not have so many cattle he will have better cattle and will be in a position to have fat cattle at any season of the year, and consequently better prices. As the country becomes more densely populated the home demand for beef will increase, and 1t is the home market that is and always will be the best. We see nothing in the coming of the granger to alarm the cowmen, but we do see the necessity for the lat ter to shape their business to take advantage of the new conditions that are sure to come"
The Clifton clarion., 1887-07-06
AN amendatory circular govel

AN amendatory circular govern ing proceedings to obtain title to public lands under the desert land act has been issued by the com missioner of the general land of flee at Washington. According to 1t the lands bordering upon streams, lakes or other natural bodies of water, or through or up- on which there is a river, stream, arroyo or lake holding a body of water, or living spring, are not subject to entry under the desert land law until the dearest proof of their desert character is fur nished. Lands containing sufficient moisture to produce a natural growth of trees are not to be class ed as desert lands. Surveys of desert land claims cannot be made in advance of the regular progress of public surveys.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-07-06

WE learn by an Eastern ex- change that two newspaper report CTS were run over and killed oD a Pennsylvania railroad recently. When the company pays their families S1O,OOO apiece damages it will drive another nail into the coffin of the interstate commerce act. Under the old free pass sys- tenn reporters could be killed with out expense.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-07-06

IT is not in merchandise alone that the trade ofthe United States with Mexico has been important in recent years. The value of the precious metals which we have re- ceived from that country has been larger thas merchandise, and it has been growing to an extent all together unsuspected by the aver age intelligent newspaper reader
The Clifton clarion., 1887-07-06

Ar latest accounts the court martial for the trial of the Indians concerned in the late raid was in progress at San Carlos. The Sil- yer Belt says it is the prevailing belief at San Carlos that the five scouts who instigated the recent emeute will be shot in the presence of the Agency Indians, as whole some lesson to the unruly reds.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-07-06

ANOTHER rate war has commenc- ed, inaugurated by the Canadian Pacific against the California roads. These rate wars result in practical benefit to the Pacific coast by way of an increase in im migration, and the citizens of Tal- ifornia are only too willing to see the war progress.
The Clifton clarion., 1887-07-06

TIE Fl Paso Inter-Republics says that an embarrassing feature of the marriage wave that is sweep ing over New Mexlco, is that so many prominent citizens are ob- liged to have their marriage cer- tificates dated back.